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ROI (Return On Image)

... of themselves upon waking to raise awareness about Syrian children impacted by war. Liam Neeson, Naomi Campbell and others joined in to support the cause.On Instagram, from adding filters, perfecting their lighting, and styling their food, we’re thrilled to see the various ways our community is curating and perfecting their content. We’re always working on product enhancements to support these content curation efforts. In June, we launched a set of new creative tools with the ability to adjust ...

Break It UP

... love, moving in together, getting married, and having children—and when it comes time to split, sharing that part of the story is as much a community affair as was the rest. Friends also provide a gentle buffer to make it easier to attend the same parties and events as an ex-love. Today, when couples part ways, they are less likely than in years past to see the relationship as time lost. Women, who felt the ticking of their biological clock, would have been particularly likely to regret having lost ...

Need For Speed

... want to remove the hassles associated with browsing and buying, which they see as excessive and unnecessary. However, this emphasis on optimization should not imply that all retail will become entirely contactless in the future, particularly as young people increasingly seek out experiential retail, including in-store events and activities that help them feel more connected in today's increasingly digital world (see Community > Commerce); rather, when they want to quickly have their purchase ...

Slow Web

... ephemeral content, and in turn a greater emphasis on permanence. Jonathan Harris’s online community Cowbird reflects the emergence of this mindset by prioritizing deeper, longer-lasting online storytelling in lieu of one-off shares. At the crux of the shift is the attempt to create content that will hold up over time, content that could still prove relevant, interesting, and valuable even years down the line. Timelessness has become a key component of the Slow Web, as young Web users increasingly seek ...

Digital Wellbeing Movement

... come under scrutiny, but additional gaming rewards called loot boxes are also being criticized for promoting compulsive behavior. Loot boxes are randomized reward bundles that players can purchase that contain cosmetic items, weapons, and tools to customize their avatars. Some within the gaming community assert loot boxes are comparable to gambling because their contents could be something valuable or something completely useless, which encourages rampant spending. The adverse effects of gaming ...

The 3Rs

... Inspiring Sustainable Living guide, filled with expert insights and advice for personal behavior change. - GAMIFY THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND MAKE IT FUN - DoSomething.org’s The Hunt staged 11 days of community service challenges, and rewarded winning teams with daily prizes (ultrabooks) and grand prizes (scholarships and a trip to the DoSomething Awards in LA).Energy Star makes a game out of conserving energy. - REWARD WITH... - GREEN PRODUCTSCitéGreen gives users who engage in approved green activities ...

Genre Trends

... consequences for a family and community when such a heinous crime is not solved.Alias Grace Netflix will add another mini-series to its list of hit true crime shows, movies, and documentaries with Alias Grace, based on Margaret Atwood’s 1996 novel delving into the historic crime. The murders of Thomas Kinnear and his housekeeper Nancy Montgomery in Canada in 1843 led to the convictions of Kinnear’s domestic servant, Grace Marks, and stable hand, James McDermott.Patty Hearst scripted series Kidnapped ...

No Kid(ding)

... exist, these depictions hardly resonate with Ys. They’re less likely to feel like an outsider in their community if they don’t have children, especially as their generation migrates towards urban areas where kids aren’t a central focus of adult life. And while having children is still the cultural norm across the country, it’s not expected in the same way it once was. The growing acceptance of adults who choose to be child-free is bolstered by the abundance of public figures without kids who have ...

The Gender Landscape

... community. Marketers may feel they’re already appealing to this subset by hewing to established gender tropes. But moving forward, they’ll need to be more sensitive to the intent behind the gender claiming trend. Address men and women as multidimensional people, not tired stereotypes, and call out what’s great and special about being either gender. The more facets of men and women that brands are able to show, the less likely they are to inadvertently pigeonhole a potential brand fan. esquire, duck ...

Users Anonymous

... aforementioned negative implications of these compulsions. Moreover, the nascent anonymity movement may also strengthen a more vibrant sense of community responsibility among Gens Y and Z going forward. Similar to how givers of charitable donations—or even subversive activists like the Anonymous collective—may opt to remain nameless to display a lack of self-interest in their generosity or heroism, the ascent of anonymity tools allows participants in the online space to focus on the act of creation and ...